Saturday, December 19, 2020

Saturday Stories

As the cold hangs around on a Saturday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, according to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Russia is "pretty clearly" behind a huge cyberattack on federal agencies and infrastructure.

From Townhall, former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang has a scary idea for showing proof of coronavirus vaccination.

From the Washington Examiner, Democrats disagree whom on President-elect Biden should choose for attorney general.

From The Federalist, American leftists fully embrace racism.

From American Thinker, a one-term Trump presidency would be a nightmare for D.C.

From LifeZette, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) uses Santa Claus to urge children not to visit their grandparents during Christmas.

From NewsBusters, in 2016, celebrities rejected the presidential election and the media cheered them.

From Canada Free Press, a call to invoke the Insurrection Act.

From CTV News, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may be open to changes in Canada's language laws.

From The Conservative Woman, U.K. government officials and their corresponding characters in the movie Aliens.

From The Sun, the Liverpool soccer team used non-alcoholic champagne during last season's Premier League title celebrations out of respect for two Muslim players.

From the (U.K.) Independent, Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon tells the rest of the U.K. to stay out of Scotland.

From the (Irish) Independent, an Irish couple finally get married after postponing their wedding twice due to the coronavirus.

From The Brussels Times, according to disease expert Erika Vlieghe, Belgium could start relaxing its coronavirus measure by this coming Easter.

From the CPH Post, Denmark reaches some unfortunate coronavirus records.

From Radio Prague, the Czech government has spent 241 billion crowns fighting the coronavirus.

From The Slovak Spectator, archaeological research in Záhorie, Slovakia leads to the discovery of a prehistoric settlement.

From Hungary Today, a coronavirus testing lab opens at Budapest's Liszt Ferenc Airport.

From The Moscow Times, the U.S. plans to close its last two consulates in Russia.

From Radio Bulgaria, dozens of Santa Clauses ride their motorcycles through Sofia, Bulgaria.

From the Greek Reporter, the Greek navy conducts live fire exercises off the island of Crete.

From Total Croatia News, the foreign ministers of Croatia, Slovenia and Italy adopt a joint statement concerning the Adriatic Sea.

From Malta Today, Malta has one of the E.U.'s lowest coronavirus positivity rates.

From the Blitz, an Austrian member of the Muslim Brotherhood is reportedly linked to a Saudi billionaire.

From SwissInfo, Switzerland makes its first approval for a coronavirus vaccine.

From RFI, the coronavirus has created an increase in the demand for, and in some places a shortage of, cookies.

From EuroNews, an associate of the late American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is charged with rape and sexual harassment.

From ReMix, Spain transfers migrants who illegally arrived in the Canary islands to mainland Europe.

From The Portugal News, 219 refugees have been resettled in Portugal this year.

From Free West Media, the European Court of Justice rules that E.U. countries may ban ritual animal slaughter.

From Turkish Minute, scores of women come forward and tell of unlawful strip searches in Turkish prisons.

From Rûdaw, fighting continues between the Syrian Democratic Forces and Turkish-backed militias near the Syrian town of Ain Issa.

From The Jerusalem Post, Prime Minister Netanyahu and Health Minister Edelstein kick off Israel's coronavirus vaccination campaign.

From the Egypt Independent, Egypt signs an agreement with the U.S. Trade and Development Agency to upgrade its oil refineries.

From the Saudi Gazette, the U.N. envoy to Yemen welcomes the agreement made in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, under which a new Yemeni government is intended to be formed.

From The New Arab, the new Yemeni government would involve only half the population.

From NBC News, the Arab Spring was intended to drive out dictators, but instead empowered them.

From Pakistan Today, Peshawar, Pakistan imposes a smart coronavirus lockdown in three areas.

From India Today, plans for a new mosque in Ayodhya, India are unveiled.

From the Dhaka Tribune, 19 public universities in Bangladesh set requirements for their admissions tests.

From the Colombo Page, a Tamil party asks the Sri Lankan government for a final decision on the disposal of the bodies of Muslim coronavirus victims.

From The Straits Times, Singapore's Ministry of Health investigates whether 13 people serving stay-at-home notices were infected with the coronavirus after arriving at the Mandarin Orange Singapore hotel.

From Free Malaysia Today, residents of Kuala Krai, Malaysia rely on boats to get around after their local bridge is flooded out.

From Vietnam Plus, Vietnamese Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh visits the Evangelical Church of Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City.

From The Mainichi, the East Japan Railway Company and the Tokyo Metro cancel nighttime trains due to the coronavirus.

From Gatestone Institute, China conquers Hollywood.

From The Stream, surprisingly, we can be grateful that we don't know more about the early years of Jesus.

From The American Conservative, is Libya a bellwether for American foreign policy?

From Fox News, President-elect Biden announces his climate and energy team.

From Breitbart, a Syrian migrant is arrested at the Greek border with Turkey who allegedly carried Turkish-made guns.

And from The Daily Wire, as the song says, "have yourself a merry little Christmas".

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